Health in Italian
Exercises
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When you are abroad, you could get sick and you would need some medicines and treatments.
In this page, you can find some useful vocabulary about health (la salute).
Lesson Outline
HideHospital in Italian
In the following table you'll find some vocabs and sentences that could be useful in a serious situation, when you have to go to the hospital (l'ospedale).
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| il dottore | the doctor |
| l'infermiera | the nurse |
| il paziente | the patient |
| il chirurgo | the surgeon |
| il pronto soccorso | the emergency room |
| la sala d'aspetto | the waiting room |
| il reparto ospedaliero | the ward |
| ho bisogno di un dottore | I need a doctor |
| mi sono rotto un braccio | I broke my arm |
| mi sono rotto una gamba | I broke my leg |
| ho una caviglia slogata | I have a sprained ankle |
| l'operazione chirurgica | the surgery |
| la siringa | the syringe |
| la flebo | the drip |
| la stampella | the crutch |
| l'ingessatura | the cast |
| la bendatura | the bandage |
| la gravidanza | the pregnancy |
| l'aborto | the abortion |
| partorire | to give birth |
| sanguinare | to bleed |
| zoppicare | to limp |
Useful expressions when you go to the doctor
In the following table you'll find some useful vocabs when you get sick and you have to go to the doctor.
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| il dolore | the pain |
| avere il raffreddore | to have a cold |
| avere l'influenza | to have the flu |
| avere mal di gola | to have sore throat |
| avere la tosse | to have a cough |
| il mal di stomaco | the stomachache |
| il mal di testa | the headache |
| il mal di schiena | the backpain |
| la bronchite | the bronchitis |
| l'asma | l'asthma |
| il bernoccolo | the lump |
| il taglio | the cut |
| l'infezione | the infection |
| disinfettare | to disinfect |
| gli esami del sangue | the blood test |
| la pressione sanguigna | the blood pressure |
| il termometro | the thermometer |
| curare | to heal / to treat |
| essere allergico a... | to be allergic to... |
| visitare | to visit |
| la ricetta | the prescription |
| essere malato | to be ill / sick |
| fare male | to hurt |
| guarire | to heal |
| prenda questo sciroppo / pastiglia due volte al giorno | take this syrup / tablet twice daily |
Treatment in Italian
Let's see the main vocabs concerning treatments.
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| la farmacia | the pharmacy |
| la medicina | the medicine |
| il cerotto | the patch |
| la pillola | the pill |
| la pastiglia | the tablet |
| lo sciroppo | the syrup |
| la benda | the bandage |
| la fasciatura | the sling |
| l'iniezione | the injection |
| la crema | the cream |
| l'antibiotico | the antibiotic |
| l'acqua ossigenata | the hydrogen peroxide |
Daily dialogues
Take a look at the following dialogue about health.
| Italian | English | |
|---|---|---|
| Anna | Oggi ho mal di testa, devo andare dal dottore | Today I have some headache, I have to go to the doctor |
| Emma | Buona idea, lui ti darà la giusta medicina per guarire | Good idea, he will give you the right medicine to heal |
| Anna | Nel frattempo, gli chiedo di fare gli esami del sangue e di misurarmi la pressione | In the meanwhile, I will ask him to do blood texts and to measure my pressure |
| Emma | Io anche dovrei andare, da un po' di tempo ho mal di schiena | I should go too, I have been having back pain for some time now |
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